Biofertilizers and Organic Farming

AUTHOR'S: Himadri Panda and Dharamvir Hota
PUBLISHER: Gene-Tech Books
ISBN: 9788189729202
YEAR: 2007 (First Edition), 2009 (Reprint)
PAGES: 405
SIZE: 18 X 25 X 2.5 cm.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Increasing population levels on a near stabilized agricultural land places a heavy burden on the soil source—particularly its nutrient supplying power. Chemical fertilizers have come to increase the output of agricultural product and to meet ever increasing demand of human population. The problem is further compounded in several areas due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers which resulted into considerable deterioration in the quality of indigenous soil.
Intensive agriculture with the use of chemical fertilizers in large amount has, no doubt, result, resulted in manifold increase in the productivity of farm commodities but the adverse effect of these chemicals are clearly visible on soil structure, microflora, quality of water, food and fodder. Organic farming has emerged as the only answer to bring sustainability to agriculture and environment.
Organic farming is a farming integration of biological, cultural and natural inputs including integrated diseases and pest management practices. Integrated plant nutrition can be best if it is practised on scientific facts, local conditions and microeconmics. We hope this publication will create a balanced, objective and science based appreciation for meeting the nutrient needs of agriculture. This book has been written for agricultural planners, soil scientists, biologists, microbiologists, students, teachers, fertilizer industry, personnel research and development units, organisation engaged in biofertilizer production, training centres, all those interested in the efficient use and recycling of wastes, resource management and sustainable farming.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR'S:
1. Himadri Panda, M.Sc. FIC, FICS is a Industrial and Technical Consultant of GIDC. He is a Fellow of Essential Oil Association of India, Indian Pulp & Paper Technical Association, Indian National Science Congress, Oil & Colour Chemist's Association (U.K.). He is also a Member of Chinese Academy of Forestry. He was also Chief Chemist (R&D) of I.T.R. Co. Ltd., Bareilly (U.P.) and Former Chief Chemist (Q.C. & R&D) Tarpina Private Ltd., Ramnagar, Uttaranchal.
2. Dr. Dharamvir Hota is presently the emeritus professor in the department of agriculture science and economics, an appointment he has enjoyed since 1998. He was a senior researcher at the International Institute of Agricultural Science, where he worked on the use of genetically modified crops for structure determination of molecular modeling. He has been teaching and doing research on agricultural systems in and around the country. He teaches soil science, organic agriculture and land use, and conducts research on the effects of organic and conventional farming systems on soil, crop productivity and quality, with publications appearing in various internationally reputed journals.

CONTENTS:
Preface
1. Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems
2. Organic Manures: Their Nature and Characteristics
3. Livestock and Human Wastes: Characteristics and Value
4. Potential of Organic Materials and Plant Nutrients
5. Preparation, Processing and Preservation of Organic Manures
6. Biogas Potential from Livestock Wastes and Human Excreta
7. Response of Crops to Organic Manures
8. Response of Crops to Organic Materials in Salt Affected Soils
9. Nitrogen Fixation
10. Mycorrhizae in Agriculture
11. Fertilizers with Organics and Biofertilizers
12. Bulky Organic Manures and Crop Residues
13. Green Manuring: Nutrient Potentials
14. Biological and Industrial Wastes: Source of Plant Nutrients
15. Role of Biofertilizers in Crop Production
16. Biofertilizers for Flooded Rice Ecosystem
17. Production, Distribution and Promotion of Biofertilizers
18. Effect of Biofertilizers on Growth
19. Biofertilizer: A Supplementary Nutrient
20. Bioinoculations and Biofertilizer on Growth
21. Significance and Azospirillum brassilense and Pseiidomonas on Growth
22. Application of Mycorrhizae and Rhizobium on Biomass Production
23. Effect of VAM Fungi on Banana Plants
24. Mungbean with Solubilizing Bacteria
25. Performance of Asymbiotic Biofertilizers
26. Effect of Azospirillum on Quality of Sugarcane
27. Bio-inoculants for Recycling Banana Wastes
28. Pressmud as Plant Growth Promoter
29. Biofertilizer for Multipurpose
30. Tree Legumes Seedlings
31. Infectivity on Growth of Cajanus Cajan
32. Saline Soil Tolerance
33. Importance of VAM Mycorrhizae
34. Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of Mineral Phosphate
35. Effect of Phosphobacterium on Growth
36. Effect of Phosphomicrobes
37. Recommendations
Bibliography
Index